Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Tips 4/2/2019

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Scotiabank Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Scotiabank Arena to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +108 and the Maple Leafs at -141.

Carolina has a record of 43-29-7 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 232 goals and given up 216 goals for a point differential of +16. For the season they have an ATS record of 43-36-0 and an over/under record of 33-44-0. Toronto has a record of 45-26-7 this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 277 goals and surrendered 236 for a goal differential of +41. Their record against the spread is 45-33-0 while their over/under record is 39-35-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 43-36-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 33-44-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 45-33-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 39-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

04/01/19 D Calvin de Haan Upper Body left last game, is doubtful Tuesday vs Toronto

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

02/28/19 D Jake Gardiner Back is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 21 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 1,043 shots against him and he's given up 93 goals. He's made 950 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Teuvo Teravainen has accumulated 72 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 20 goals this year with 163 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 52 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Sebastian Aho averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 30 goals on 238 shots. He has 52 assists, giving him a total of 82 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Morgan Rielly has scored 70 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 20 goals this season with 213 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 50 assists on the season and averages 23.1 minutes played per game. Frederik Andersen has 35 wins and 15 losses this year in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 1,852 shots against him and he's surrendered 154 goals. He's made 1,698 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Mitch Marner averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 25 goals on 225 shots. He has 66 assists, giving him a total of 91 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 231 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 7th in the NHL. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.49% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 17th in the league. The Hurricanes have 93 total points this season, ranking 12th in the NHL in offense. They are 17th in the league with 232 goals while they've given up 216 goals, which is 23rd overall. They have had 242 power play opportunities and scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Maple Leafs are 4th with 277 goals scored while they are 15th in the NHL with 236 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.67%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 9th place in the league. The Maple Leafs have a total of 97 points this year, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 45 power play goals on 201 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks their power play unit 8th. They've allowed 195 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.1%, as they've attempted 5,132 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,179 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.1% as they have 3,903 attempts while they have given up 3,185 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 2,357 face-off wins compared to 2,437 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,997 hits and they have blocked 994 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 2,506 face-off wins compared to 2,208 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.2%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Toronto has 1,344 hits and they have blocked 1,058 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Toronto is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9% as they've attempted 5,071 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,705 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.8% ranks 13th as they have 3,771 attempts while they have given up 3,647 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Hurricanes/Maple Leafs NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto -141

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